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Substitute SB 97 for snowboard specialty plate fails after close vote

Utah State Senate · January 29, 1998
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Summary

A substitute bill to create a snowboarding-themed specialty license plate was debated for tourism and promotion reasons but failed on the Senate floor by a narrow margin; senators also raised fiscal and policy concerns about proliferation of specialty plates.

Senate substitute Bill 97, a proposal to create a snowboarding specialty motor-vehicle plate intended to promote snowboarding and Utah winter sports, failed on the Senate floor after debate about provenance, fiscal impact and plate proliferation.

Senator Montgomery, sponsor of the substitute, said the proposal was prompted by requests from the…

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